Elementary classrooms are well known for being cheerful and welcoming spaces, especially at the younger grades. The walls tend to be lined with colorful posters, student work and decorations. Although this is wonderful and certainly very important, it’s often forgotten that posters can also serve as valuable learning tools. Classroom posters have the potential to visually remind students of the important concepts and skills they frequently use in the classroom.
Classroom Posters Elementary Students Will Learn From
- Posters that Reinforce Skills and Concepts - These posters can be referred to while teaching new skills and concepts. Once the new concepts have been introduced, this type of poster can stay on the wall as a visual reference for students when they are applying these skills and concepts independently or in small groups. These posters serve as visual reminders for students, which helps them to develop confidence applying these skills and promotes independence. Examples of posters that reinforce skills and concepts in the younger grades would be color posters, shape posters, number posters, and letter identification posters. Our bundled set does just that!
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- Posters that Encourage Exploration and Independent Learning - In between tasks, younger children often look around the room. Displaying posters with educational content taps into an underutilized learning opportunity.
Rather than focusing on decorations or pieces of a classmates’ art as they look around the room, these posters give students the opportunity to look at posters that remind them of important skills and concepts. This can also include “fun” or inspirational posters that encourage students to think positively or learn something new. Posters that encourage exploration and independent learning are especially great because children learn from without even realizing it.
Displaying engaging classroom posters with relevant and helpful information is a wonderful way for teachers to make their classrooms welcoming and enriching educational spaces for their students. If you are interested in learning more about the classroom posters we offer at Savvy School Posters, click here.